Demolished Houses of Strathfield

Over time, many buildings have been demolished.

Many were built during the ‘boom’ times of the 1880s and early 1890s but with the onset of economic depression and later wars and deaths of original owners, some houses were unwanted and the land beneath them was more valuable for subdivision. Some were located in the Strathfield Town Centre, such as ‘Silwood’ and were compulsory acquired by the State Government for expansion of the railway.

Many still exist, mainly as institutions such as schools, however some of the great mansions have gone but some photographs are still in existance.

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The only reference to my Grandfathers house “Strathfield”, Strathfield Av, Strathfield that I can find on your very good site is its listing as a demolished house. If you are interested, I can loan for copying the photo album my Grandparents had made when they moved into the house in 19010. It contains a number of exterior and interior views. There is a similar album produced for “Tiptree” by Bessy Newman, Grandfathers sister. I would have to ask permission from my cousins if you wanted to copy parts of it.
I would not trust it to the post but could bring it down when I visit from Tamworth.
Regards
John Vickery